A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably plain.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Hypocrite Quotes

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

My garden, like my life, seems to me every year to want correction and require...

My garden, like my life, seems to me every year to want correction and require...